Mappa Platform Manager

About the Opportunity

Location: Highgate, Perth WA
Employment Type: Full Time
Employment Category: Permanent
Remuneration: $86,569.58 – $103,883.49 per annum pro rata + superannuation + salary sacrifice

Mappa is a free-to-use online mapping tool that works to help people and communities to better-access health services as close as possible to family, home and country. Mappa is being built through very strong consultation with the health sector, and the wider community and is for all people to use.

The Mappa Platform Manager directly reports to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and is accountable to the Chief Executive Officer, providing operational management for the Mappa Platform. This includes ensuring that the Platform objectives are delivered within the agreed time, scope and budget constraints.

For more information about Mappa, visit https://www.ahcwa.org.au/mappa, and watch the video below.

To view the full position description and selection criteria, click here or visit https://www.ahcwa.org.au

About You

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• A tertiary qualification in business management, project management or commerce and/or extensive industry experience in managing projects.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and organise project tasks, in order to meet deadlines, budgets and maintain desired work outcomes, including the proven ability to work effectively within an outcome-focussed, team-oriented environment.
• The ability to collect, collate, analyse and document business requirements with diverse stakeholder groups.
• The ability to motivate and coordinate a distributed IT project team, to successfully deliver project outcomes for diverse user groups and to establish productive partnerships with a broad set of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to effectively communicate with senior management, project steering committees, IT professionals and external agencies together with extensive experience in the preparation of clear and concise documentation for varied audiences.
• Experience with leading focus groups, user experience and beta testing programs.
• The ability to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision as well as to independently act on behalf of an organisation and diverse stakeholder group in a broad range of situations and environments.
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills including scope and schedule management.
• High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools and MS Project.
• Strong stakeholder management experience coupled with the ability to demonstrate strong communication, facilitation, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Problem solving skills with the ability to analyse, identify options and select appropriate solutions.

Ideally, in addition to be above, we are looking for someone who:

• Identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and is acknowledged as such by their community;
• Has experience or qualifications in PRINCE2, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), PMBOK or similar project management methodology; and
• Has knowledge of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and the issues facing these organisations in their service delivery.

The position involves working within a multicultural organisation where the majority of employees, clients and stakeholders identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Candidates must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Please note: In addition to the above skills and experience, the successful candidate will require an unrestricted WA “C” Class Driver’s Licence, and be required to submit a National Police Clearance (dated within 3 months) prior to appointment.

Applicants for this position must be legally entitled to work in Australia and will be required to provide evidence of this entitlement, such as an Australian or New Zealand passport, birth certificate, or foreign passport with a relevant working visa.

In accordance with AHCWA’s COVID-19 Safety Policy and Procedure, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated (including any booster shots if required) against COVID-19. Applicants will be required to demonstrate proof of vaccination prior to appointment. This includes either an immunisation history statement or a COVID-19 digital certificate.

About the Benefits

While you will face diverse new challenges in the role, you will also enjoy an attractive remuneration package including a base salary of $86,569.58 – $103,883.49 per annum pro rata plus superannuation. You’ll also gain access to generous salary packaging options, which will greatly increase your take home pay. In addition, you will have access to a number of fantastic benefits including:

• Flexible work arrangements and a family friendly work environment
• Support to further invest in your career through additional training and development
• Up to 10 days’ Study Leave per year
• 17.5% Annual Leave loading
• Bring Your Dog To Work Day
• Employee Assistance Program
• Up to 2 days’ Volunteer Leave per year
• Health and wellbeing initiatives

Please note there is no closing date for this position. Applications will be assessed on submission and interviews scheduled accordingly. We encourage interested candidates to express their interest without delay!

For further information about this position please call a Lailah Eloche, People and Culture Officer, on 08 9227 1631.

As per section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) AHCWA actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our clients and stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

About the Organisation

The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) is the peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) in Western Australia. We exist to support and act on behalf of our 23 Member ACCHS throughout WA, actively responding to their individual and collective needs.

Governed by an Aboriginal Board of Directors who represent all regions in Western Australia, AHCWA aims to promote and strengthen the ACCHS’ Model of Care; a model that is built around the delivery of comprehensive, holistic, and culturally secure primary health care services.

AHCWA is a community organisation that focusses on making a difference to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people. We work together as a team; to respect and understand the social and cultural needs; to network; to provide support; to advocate; to influence policy; to monitor performance; and to build work capacity to help improve and strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal people and their communities.

AHCWA is centrally located on the bustling and vibrant Beaufort Street café strip, and offers a flexible and family friendly workplace with a wide range of benefits to suit all employees.

AHCWA also has a training and development centre that delivers a variety of training programs and short courses to enhance the capacity of the ACCHS workforce.

The organisation operates on the foundational pillars of Aboriginal leadership, self-determination and cultural diversity that underpin and shape the way the organisation conducts its business.

These values are designed to guide and promote a strong, high performing organisational culture that is responsive to the state-wide needs of our Member Services and assist us in delivering our vision.

Culture | Resilience | Accountability | Collaboration | Passion | Integrity

To find out more about AHCWA, visit our website at www.ahcwa.org.au

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